Trade & Tariffs

What We’re Reading: February 25

By Global Business

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

What We’re Reading: February 20

By Global Business

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

The Big US-Europe Trade Deal Begins the Hard Work

Eight months after opening negotiations on what would be the world’s biggest-ever trade agreement, the United States and the European Union “need to step up” their effort, especially on the tough task of trying to harmonize government business regulations across the Atlantic, said Europe’s top trade negotiator. European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht spoke to […]

What We’re Reading: February 14

By Global Business

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

UK, EU, and US Regulators and Diplomats Discuss Transatlantic Regulatory Reforms and TTIP

Financial services should be included in the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union (EU), but a major obstacle remains the opposition of the US Treasury, a group of British and other European financial experts asserted at a recent London event. The gathering, cosponsored by the […]

The Price of Pulling Back From the World

By Stephen Sestanovich, New York Times

So what’s a retrenchment president to do? If Eisenhower, Nixon and Bush — our best prepared foreign-policy presidents — found it hard to manage a downsized strategy, Mr. Obama should expect the same.

The Danger of Divergence: Discussion of Brussels, EU Reforms at the European Parliament

The United States and the European Union must consider not only the transatlantic but the global market if their joint financial reform efforts are to succeed, argued experts from the European Commission, the private sector, the media, and academia at a Brussels event cosponsored by the Atlantic Council, Thomson Reuters, and TheCityUK. The February 12th, […]

What We’re Reading: February 12

By Global Business

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).